Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 4

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -1

CENTRE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

The Objects are to advance education and further knowledge of science and technology for the benefit of the public in the UK and worldwide.The charity's principle activity, as stated in the Memorandum of Association and internal Terms of Reference, is promoting science in schools and the community by the provision of lectures, workshops, interactive dramas and the Top Class competition.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 26 years

mailthepiercy@gmail.com

07709968590

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£18	£6	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/22		£0	£12	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/21		£10	£6	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£4	£16	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£25	£15	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£12	£10	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£13	£12	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£13	£13	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£12	£8	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£8	£24	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£28	£49	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£33	£33	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£65	£33	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£35	£34	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£29	£21	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£2	£12	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£28	£16	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£12	£23	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£51	£49	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£46	£67	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Norfolk, Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£15,000	25/01/2019	Top Class in Science
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	08/06/2017	Top Class in Science

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 46-57

DR ANTHONY WILLIAM BLAKE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lecturer

DR BETHANY NICHOLS Appointed: 2023

DR STEPHEN ASHWORTH (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Professor At University, Other trusteeship: City of Norwich Brass,

MARK WILKINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Teacher

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/09/1998, number: 1071276
Registered at Companies House on 19/05/1998, number: 03566631

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 58 days late,

Main office

15 BLAKENEY CLOSE
NORWICH
NR4 7QP

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO FURTHER KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WORLDWIDE. THIS MAY, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, INCLUDE THE UNDERTAKING AND SUPPORT OF RESEARCH INTO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT GENERALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND WORLDWIDE

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